Camouflaged syringe container



@za w Wwm July 18, 1950 D. MANSFIELD CAMQUFLAGED SYRINGE CONTAINER 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Dec. 18, 1948 DUNCAN MANSFIELD,

INVENTOR.

HUEBNER, BEEHL ER. WORREL,

HERZ/G 8 CALDWELL,

July 18, 1950 D. MANSFIELD 2,515,413

CAMOUFLAGED SYRINGE CONTAINER Filed Dec. 18, 1948 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 DUNCAN MANSFIELD,

INVENTOR.

HUEBNER, BEEHLER, WORREL,

HERZ/G 6 CALDWELL, A 7'TORNEY51 July 18, 1950 D. MANSFIELD 2,515,413

CAMOUFLAGED SYRINGE CONTAINER Filed Dec. 18, 1948 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 fit 8.

DUNCAN MANSFIELD,

INVENTOR.

HUEBNER, BEEHLER. WORREL.

HERZ/G a CALDWELL A r TO/PNEVS.

5r WW Patented Jul 18, 1950 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 7 Claims.

This invention relates to a utility container and more specifically to a combined container and cover adapted for the use and storage of a fountain syringe or the like.

Conventionally, fountain syringes, either alone, or together with napkins or other articles of feminine hygiene, are stored in drawers and boxes in relatively inaccessible places, and must be transposed to a place of use and inconveniently replaced following use. Unless the syringe is thoroughly dried prior to storage, the lack of ventilation associated with usual storage facilities results in unsanitary conditions of the apparatus which frequently becomes musty and otherwise promotes the growth of harmful bacteria. Moreover, such inconvenience of conventional methods of storage and consequent lack of ready access of the desired equipment tends to a certain laxity in habits of personal hygiene with resultant disagreeable connotations or even serious hygienic or inter-personal consequences all of which might be eliminated by the convenient accessibility of necessary apparatus at a place and in a condition for its intended use.

' In view of the above considerations and others which might be mentioned, it is among the objects of the present invention to provide a new and improved hanger for a fountain syringe and/or sanitary appliances which may be permanently disposed at a place and in a condition for ready and convenient use.

Another object of the invention is a provision in combination with a new and improved hanger structure of an appropriate and attractive configuration, style and cover.

Another object of the invention is the provision of new and improved cover means and cover removal or access means for the syringe between and during uses.

Another further object of the invention is the provision of a new and improved syringe hose and nozzle supporting structure, and an optional pocket for sanitary napkins.

Another further object of the invention is the provision of a new and improved cooperative relationship between the syringe cover and the supporting framework for such cover and said syringe.

Still another object of the invention is the provision of a new and improved attractive figurine functioning as a support and for a use in cooperation with its associated parts.

It is among the broader objects of this invention to promote personal hygiene through the locational convenience and novel and sanitary structure of the apparatus herein disclosed.

It is additionally among the objects of the invention to provide improvements over prior art devices heretofore intended to accomplish generally similar purposes.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the construction, arrangement and combination of the various parts of the device whereby the objects contemplated are attained, as hereinafter set forth, pointed out in the appended claims, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a front elevational view of a container as suspended from a wall embodying this invention.

Figure 2 is a side elevational view thereof.

Figure 3 is a front elevational view of a portion of the hanger frame.

Figure 4 is a view similar to Figure 1 showing the parts in a different relationship as arranged for convenient use and access.

Figure 5 is a vertical side sectional view.

Figure 6 is an enlarged sectional view as on a line 6-6 of Figure 1.

Figure 7 is a sectional view as on a line '|-'l of Figure 6.

Figure 8 is a bottom plan view of a cover member as arranged in a fiat plane.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, there is illustrated by way of example, and not of limitation, a container generally designated by the numeral i0 supported, as by means of a wellknown type of picture hanger H, on a wall l2, preferably above a lavatory or other point at which it is intended to use the device.

The container preferably comprises a frame generally designated at [3 and a cover l4. As illustrated, the frame includes a figurine in the form of the body and head of a woman I5 formed with a hollow interior IS, the upper head portion of which may be filled with a relatively light weight material such as cotton l6 and the lower portion of which may be filled with a cementitious material such as plaster of Paris, glue or the like I! surrounding and normally holding in position a substantially L-shapecl ribbon-like frame element I8 formed with a horizontally projecting leg I9 extending outwardly beyond the back of the figurine and formed with a slot 20 for the reception of the hanger II. A downwardly depending leg 2l is bent in the form Of a hook 22 for the suspension of a syringe bag 23 of an conventional construction.

A channel 25 may be formed at the base 26 of the figurine as by an outwardly projecting annular flange portion 21 at the hip line. The cover, preferably in the form of a, skirt, may be firmly secured as at its waist openin 28 (of. Figures and 8) within the channel by any suitable means including snap fasteners .29, by a drawstring, or otherwise.

A reinforcing patch or the like may be applied as by stitching 3i to the material comprising the skirt and the same may be doubled back or otherwise reinforced to form a pocket 32 designed for the reception of the bag 23 and preferably so proportioned that the bottom edge of the bag, particularly when filled with water during use, will be accommodated and supported in the bottom of the pocket 32 which may be additionally stitched and reinforced at 33. The main body of the patch 30, if left unstitched at its top edge, as shown, defines a pocket for storing any sanitary napkins or similar articles 34 (Figure 5). The bag 23 therefore is intended to hang from the hook 22 and to extend into and be supported by the pocket 32 although, if defabric employed, however, it has been found preferable, as facilitating both manufacture and cleaning, to form the skirt from a fiat, circular pattern on which the pocket 32 may be directly sewn and any number of desired clips or other appropriate fastening means, such as hooks and the like, may also be conveniently secured in place. The noose-like member 5i may be thereby also readily applied, and while that member may be formed of fabric, it may also be formed of elastic, in which case its vertical position below the head of the figurine is obviously not so critical, and may be higher than otherwise.

The wire forming loops 31, 38, 39 and 40 may extend downwardly to the bottom edge 53 of the skirt, if desired.

' may be flattened or ribbon-like, having its fiat sired, the bag need not be so supported but may be lifted from the pocket and suspended wholly from the hook 22.

As a further means of support for the skirt, as well as to give the entire figure an attractive appearance, the skirt may be flared laterally over a rib construction 3536 preferably comprising, as illustrated, a wire bent toform spaced loops 31, 3B, 38, and 40, and secured by any suitable means as by soldering or welding H to the frame member Hi. The skirt may then be secured to the frame as by means of combined reinforcing securements or patches 43.

Said patches 43 may be doubled as at M to provide a foldable tab 45 for the securement of one-half 46 of the snap fastener, the other half 41 thereof being sewed or otherwise secured to the skirt. By this means, loops 38 formed in the ribs 35-35 may encircle the snap, being held against displacement by the tab 45. The ribs thus tend to support the skirt at laterally spaced points and to assist in the support not merely of the bottom of the syringe bag 48 but also in carrying the weight of the hose 49 and nozzle 50 thereof, which is normally coiled for retention within the pocket 32.

When it is desired to expose the syringe for use, a noose'as in the form of a strap 51, secured at its end 5lby stitching to the skirt on the inner front side thereof at a position preferably spaced downwardly fromthe waist portion 28 slightly more than the distance to the top 52 of the figurine, may be graspedby reaching under the skirt. The noose is then looped over the head, as illustrated in Figure 4.

The balance of the skirt at the front between the noose 5i and the lower edge 53 is thus gathered between the upper portion of the skirt and the front of the figurine, giving free access to the interior or inner-skirt portion of the container. If greater access is desired, the. opposed folds 54, draped downwardly at either side of the opening 55, may be thrown over the corresponding sides 56 for complete exposure of the interior.

It has been found that any drapeable material may be utilized for the skirt and while waterproof materials have been considered and used, it has been found most practical both from the standpoint of durability and appearance to provide an absorbent cloth-type fabric having good ventilating properties and which may dry out readily if accidentally moistened. Whatever the plane portion either vertical or horizontal. Pref erably they are formed of steel wire and the frame part I8 is likewise preferably of metal. Within the spirit of the instant invention, the frame member Hi, the ribs 35 and 36, and the figurine l3, or their equivalent structures, may be formed of plastic or other moldable material in one piece as by casting or molding the same, the supporting parts being castln as massive a form as may be required to fulfill the stated use.

The laterally extending ribs as well as the slotlike form of the opening 20 for reception of the wall hanger ll act to retain the unit in a desired flat position against the wall.

This invention features the provision of a convenient and attractive, sturdy and useful syringe hanger and container for the promotion of feminine hygiene, and its construction and appearance subtly conforms to'and suggests the intended nature of the container and its purpose so that the same may be hung and displayed for ready use as a fixture in any bathroom.

As used herein, in the claims it will be understood that the term syringe encompasses a bag, a hose and a nozzle which collectively comprise the same.

Although the invention has been herein shown and described in what is conceived to be the most practical and preferred embodiment, it is recognized that departures may be made therefrom within the scope of the invention, which is not to be limited to the details disclosed herein but is to be accorded the full scope of the claims so as to embrace any and all equivalent structures.

The invention having been herein described, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A container for a fountain syringe comprising in combination frame means and cover means, said frame means comprising a bracket for supporting the container on a well, an upwardly directed projection from said bracket and hook means on said bracket for suspension of the syringe bag, said cover comprising a skirtlike member normally draped downwardly around and below the hook means for concealing a syringe bag suspended from said hook, and a pocket formed in an interior back side of the cover below the hook means adapted to accommodate the lower end portion of said syringe bag and the nozzle and coiled hose thereof, a noose-like element formed in the front portion of the cover adapted to be slipped over said upwardly directed projection to support said front portion of the cover in elevated position forconvenient access to said syringe.

2. A containerfor a fountain syringe comprising in combination frame means and cover means, said frame means comprising a bracket for supporting the container on a wall, an upwardly directed projection from said bracket and hook means on said bracket for suspension of the syringe bag, said cover comprising a skirtlike member normally draped downwardly around and below the hook means for concealing a syringe bag suspended from said hook, and a pocket formed in an interior back side of the cover below the hook means adapted to accommodate the lower end portion of said syringe bag and the nozzle and coiled hose thereof, a nooselike element formed in the front portion of the cover adapted to be slipped over said upwardly directed projection to support said front portion of the cover in elevated position for convenient access to said syringe, ribs projecting laterally downwardly from said bracket for supporting said cover in a laterally flared condition and a central opening formed in the top of said cover adapted to accommodate said bracket and upwardly directed projection, but insufiicient to accommodate said ribs, to permit removal of said cover from said frame.

3. A container for a fountain syringe comprising in combination frame means and cover means, said frame means comprising a bracket for supporting the container on a wall, an upwardly directed projection from said bracket and hook means on said bracket for suspension of the syringe bag, said cover comprising a skirtlike member normally draped downwardly around and below the hook means for concealing a syringe bag suspended from said hook, and a pocket formed in an interior back side of the cover below the hook means adapted to accommodate the lower end' portion of said syringe bag and the nozzle and coiled hose thereof, a noose-like element formed in the front portion of the cover adapted to be slipped over said upwardly directed projection to support said front portion of the cover in elevated position for corn venient access to said syringe, ribs projecting laterally downwardly from said bracket for supporting said cover in a laterally flared condition, a central opening formed in the top of said cover adapted to accommodate said bracket and up wardly directed projection, but insufiicient to accommodate said ribs, to permit removal of said cover from said frame, and complementary securing means at said top opening and on said bracket for constricting said opening closely about said bracket.

4. A container for a fountain syringe as characterized in claim 1 in which said bracket and hook means comprise a single substantially L- shaped metal ribbon formed with a slot in an end of one leg and shaped to form a hook at the end of its other leg.

5. A container for a fountain syringe as characterized in claim 4 in which said bracket and hook means comprise a single substantially L- shaped metal ribbon formed with a slot in an end of one leg and shaped to form a hook at the end of its other leg and fin-Which said ribs comprise a continuous wire formed with spaced loops and said securing means comprise cooperative snap fasteners secured to said skirt-like member and unitable through said loops.

6. A container as characterized in claim 1 in which said noose-like element is a strip of fabric secured to the inner side of the skirt-like member at such a point that the noose-like element may be lifted to maximum height only barely clearing the upwardly directed projection in a manner to permit the gathering of any lower front portion of the skirt-like member between said element and the upwardly directed projection in the elevated position of said skirt-like member.

7. A container for a fountain syringe as characterized in claim 1 in which said bracket and hook means comprise a single substantially L- shaped metal ribbon formed with a slot in an end of one leg and shaped to form a hook at the end of its other leg in which said upwardly directed projection is in the shape of a hollow figurine terminating in and formed with a waist-encircling recess adapted to be closely accommodated within said skirt-like member for supporting said member, said L-shaped ribbon being confined therein and the legs thereof extending outwardly from the back and downwardly from the base of the figurine, respectively, and cementitious material occupying the lower portion of the hollow interior of said figurine to support said bracket and hook means firmly therein.

DUNCAN MANSFIELD.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1.928501 Otto Sept. 26, 1933 2,262,554 Quapaw Nov. 11, 1941 2,404,430 Brooks July 23, 1946 

